John L. Watkins Bio
John L. Watkins is a business litigation and business attorney in Atlanta, Georgia. John is Senior Counsel with the Atlanta office of Thompson Hine LLP. Thompson Hine is a national law firm with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio.
John represents international and domestic machinery suppliers and distributors in litigation and business matters. John has assisted international clients in starting U.S. operations. He has negotiated and drafted equipment supply contracts for projects from the United States, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand. He also drafts non-disclosure agreements ("NDAs"), sales terms and conditions, and dispute resolution provisions for international and domestic manufacturers.
John has represented domestic and international companies in litigation matters. He has handled multi-million dollar arbitration cases for machinery suppliers. John also had handled insurance coverage cases and large commercial disputes. Over the years, John has considerable experience in product liability and catastrophic tort claims and many types of contract disputes.
John has been named to the list of Georgia Super Lawyers from 2008 to the present. In 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2015, John was one of the top 100 Georgia Super Lawyers based on the nomination, research, and review process. In 2010, 2011 and 2012, John was named to Georgia's Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine. He is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, its highest rating, and 10.0 by AVVO, its highest rating.
John is the author of An Insider's Guide on Hiring a Business Attorney, a book that is a guide for business owners and executives for finding, evaluating, hiring, and working with a business attorney.
John graduated first in his class at the University of Georgia School of Law in 1982, where he received an academic scholarship, was a member of the Georgia Law Review Editorial Board, and received numerous academic awards, including the Order of the Coif.
John is also active in the international business community in Atlanta, including with the German American Chamber of Commerce, the British American Business Counsel of Georgia and the Atlanta International Arbitration Society. He has taught Insurance Law as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Georgia School of Law since 2013.
All engagements are done solely through John's firm, Thompson Hine LLP, after a conflict check and only pursuant to a written engagement. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION THROUGH THE CONTACT FORM ON THIS SITE.
John represents international and domestic machinery suppliers and distributors in litigation and business matters. John has assisted international clients in starting U.S. operations. He has negotiated and drafted equipment supply contracts for projects from the United States, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand. He also drafts non-disclosure agreements ("NDAs"), sales terms and conditions, and dispute resolution provisions for international and domestic manufacturers.
John has represented domestic and international companies in litigation matters. He has handled multi-million dollar arbitration cases for machinery suppliers. John also had handled insurance coverage cases and large commercial disputes. Over the years, John has considerable experience in product liability and catastrophic tort claims and many types of contract disputes.
John has been named to the list of Georgia Super Lawyers from 2008 to the present. In 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2015, John was one of the top 100 Georgia Super Lawyers based on the nomination, research, and review process. In 2010, 2011 and 2012, John was named to Georgia's Legal Elite by Georgia Trend Magazine. He is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, its highest rating, and 10.0 by AVVO, its highest rating.
John is the author of An Insider's Guide on Hiring a Business Attorney, a book that is a guide for business owners and executives for finding, evaluating, hiring, and working with a business attorney.
John graduated first in his class at the University of Georgia School of Law in 1982, where he received an academic scholarship, was a member of the Georgia Law Review Editorial Board, and received numerous academic awards, including the Order of the Coif.
John is also active in the international business community in Atlanta, including with the German American Chamber of Commerce, the British American Business Counsel of Georgia and the Atlanta International Arbitration Society. He has taught Insurance Law as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Georgia School of Law since 2013.
All engagements are done solely through John's firm, Thompson Hine LLP, after a conflict check and only pursuant to a written engagement. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION THROUGH THE CONTACT FORM ON THIS SITE.